BARRINGTON — The Barrington Police Department assisted Epping police in the arrest of a Somersworth man who allegedly held up the Marketbasket store there Saturday, before fleeing the scene with an undetermined amount of cash.

Eric Dubois, 32, of 54 Franklin Street, Somersworth, has been charged with robbery and is currently being held in the Strafford County House of Corrections on a separate unrelated charge, according to Epping police.

Epping Police Sgt. Richard Cote said his department was dispatched to the Marketbasket area in Brickyard Square at 3:07 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. A store clerk said a man approached the grocery store’s customer service window and handed over a note demanding cash. A witness said the suspect fled the scene in a Toyota vehicle, and reported the license plate numbers to police.

Cote said Epping police issued a “be on the lookout” request to all area departments throughout the state for the vehicle.

A short while later, Cote said an officer in Barrington spotted that car in his community, with a lone male operator inside the Toyota. The officer entered into a vehicle pursuit with the suspect who drove into Rochester. There Dubois reportedly crashed his vehicle.

The Rochester Police Department did not offer comment but confirmed the crash occurred on Route 202 in the Lilac City Saturday and Dubois spun out. A dispatcher said Rochester police impounded Dubois’ vehicle.

Cote said police executed a search warrant of Dubois car and found clothing he was allegedly wearing at the time of the robbery in the Epping Market Basket. He was then interviewed by a Barrington police officer where he gave, “A full confession,” Cote said.

Barrington police could not be reached for comment on Sunday, though Cote said further charges against Dubois are pending from the Barrington department.